kryptonite
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so i jinxed myself.. i had great luck with the mt and its drive gears untill last weakend. and my tt goes thru a set of gears every 3 tanks(mcd's)
so my question is why. why are we running gear covers? besides hpi, nobody runs gear covers.. fg.. harm.. mcd(?).. titan.. lout.. we have ilimanated all the posibillities like fast eddy bearings, alum gear plate, better quality plastic(mcd) and some have even tried grease.. but i pulled my gear cover off and !DAMN! its hot. we put the ramtech c/d's and now we go thru a/b's. were just transfering the heat to the next weak link.. we don't need to worry bout rocks getting in there or mud and dirt doing damage.. the heat takes care of that for us. im just guessing, but those gears are spinning at 60,000rpm's.. no rocks are gona get in there. i think that we should modify our gear covers. im not talking about drilling some pilate holes eather.. what if we cut the outside out around the a/b/c gears and leave the d gear covered. just for a peice of mind.. the thing is that REDCAT is getting hazed for this. i ran stock (used) gears thru a modded mt and tt in sandy,muddy,rocky conditions for three tanks with no gear covers.. they look brand new!!
after at least 7 sets of gears it has come to me... its just too freakin hot in there..
so my question is why. why are we running gear covers? besides hpi, nobody runs gear covers.. fg.. harm.. mcd(?).. titan.. lout.. we have ilimanated all the posibillities like fast eddy bearings, alum gear plate, better quality plastic(mcd) and some have even tried grease.. but i pulled my gear cover off and !DAMN! its hot. we put the ramtech c/d's and now we go thru a/b's. were just transfering the heat to the next weak link.. we don't need to worry bout rocks getting in there or mud and dirt doing damage.. the heat takes care of that for us. im just guessing, but those gears are spinning at 60,000rpm's.. no rocks are gona get in there. i think that we should modify our gear covers. im not talking about drilling some pilate holes eather.. what if we cut the outside out around the a/b/c gears and leave the d gear covered. just for a peice of mind.. the thing is that REDCAT is getting hazed for this. i ran stock (used) gears thru a modded mt and tt in sandy,muddy,rocky conditions for three tanks with no gear covers.. they look brand new!!
after at least 7 sets of gears it has come to me... its just too freakin hot in there..